RENT A ROOM IN NYC — Hotel in New York

You'll feel like an idiot when it's all said and done, but technically this is a legit business. You pay $200 for him to refer you to his "boss" which is really a rental room agency that you could've just googled yourself. He'll have you fill out an application and sign a paper that states any money you pay this guy is non-refundable.. Because after you find out that you paid $200 for him to send you to an actual room rental agency, that's the first thing you're going to want to do.

The guy Gabriel is nice and all but he doesn't specify if an actual room is available because he doesn't know.. You pay him $200, then he'll send you to his "boss" which is another rental room agency, then you pay them roughly $300+ in fees & deposits and then they'll give you two options of rooms to choose from. Then you have to travel yourself to see those rooms, IF the owners are avaliable (in my case they never are).

The location he sends you to is the most busiest, and unorganized, place you'll ever see. When I got there the lady told me straight up I could've SAVED $200 coming straight there lol smdh. You'll be there for at least an hour before you are helped and the employees are all chatty & nonchalant. But I'll review that place separately.

So there you go, you just got the information that I paid $200 for, for free. You use it wisely & be safe out there. So many people in this city are willing to take advantage of desperate people. They will welcome you with open arms & a smile. Be wary, be vigilant...

when I got to the fifth where this agency has a so-called office, it looked more like a closet that was converted to an office. this older mr mario man (in his fifties), asked me to pay him two hundred dollars and then he would send to another office that manages the rooms he handles which seemed like a come on. while there another ripped off customer arrived and told me that mr mario took an advance fee of three hundred dollars and sent them to another room finder agency in uptown manhattan by broadway and 160th street. then the COPS got there, and one of the COPS at his office held out his handcuffs and asked mr mario “do you me to put these on you?”, and mr mario responded “no”, and then mr mario handed the ripped off customer the three hundred dollars he received from them earlier that same day. I took images of mr mario and I’m having posters printed up so they can be distributed...

This agency is a consumer fraud. When I arrived at the fifth floor office, this guy by the name of mr mario assisted me. the office is about 10' x 10' in size, really small and we briefly discussed my room rental requirements and then he demanded a two hundred dollar fee that I paid because of my need to find a place. mr mario then referred me an another office in uptown manhattan assuring me that it was his partner agency. when I got there it turns out it was just another room rental agency and they too wanted a broker’s fee. The police just happened to be there when I arrived at this partner agency and one of the officers told me to save my money and just scram because they were constantly there resolving complaints of fraudulent business activity. you best keep your distance from mr mario and his so-called room...